INOX Air Products (INOXAP), manufacturer of industrial and medical gases, has commissioned a 21.3 MWp open access captive solar power plant at Bangarmau in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh. INOXAP’s first dedicated solar power plant is also the largest investment made by the company in renewable energy. The plant has been commissioned by Sunsure Energy.
Built with an investment of 100 cr, this solar power plant will be supplying over 3.1 crore units of green power to INOXAP’s units in Uttar Pradesh, enabling an offset of 28,000 tonnes of CO2 every year, for the next 25 years.
As per Siddharth Jain, Managing Director, INOX Air Products, with the commissioning of its first open access captive solar power plant in India, INOXAP has taken a giant step towards its net zero goals. While the company is expanding its footprint to augment the rapid growth in the manufacturing sector, it is also ensuring manufacturing with green fuels, and thereby supplying green oxygen and industrial gases. With the commissioning of this plant, it will offset a significant amount of carbon emission, and contribute towards a cleaner and greener future.
The project was completed within a record time of nine months, showcasing INOXAP’s robust and strategic intent to enhance dependence on renewable fuels. The company aims to increase the share of green oxygen in its overall oxygen production, by increasing the use of renewable energy across its ASUs in India.